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Demand Planning: Whipped And Chained by Tradition

Supply Chain Shaman

She wrote, “I have been working in the supply chain for 35 years, and we are still trying to solve the “demand” issue. Solving from a supply side seems to work for many companies I work with. Over the last two years, I actively engaged technologists and business leaders to redefine demand planning.

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Fresh Demand Planning: How AI Empowers Retailers

Logistics Viewpoints

Given that we are in the age of AI/ML, I often think of how the small deli where I worked was a perfect training ground for applying AI/ML in fresh supply chain planning. There are various use cases of AI/ML for fresh demand planning of products, from producers to large grocery chains and even small delis in suburban Pennsylvania.

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Demand Planning. When The Answer To Two Simple Questions Is Not So Simple.

Supply Chain Shaman

(The planning team was defending the status quo without questioning current practices and how to improve them.) The question was, “How can I redefine demand planning processes to use channel data?” Their question was, “Why were consumer products companies not using retail data to drive demand processes?”

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Demand Planning Best Practices: Practical Advice for Harmonizing Demand and Supply

Arkieva

Proactively sense and respond to changing customer demands with effective demand planning. Demand Planning Best Practices: Practical Advice for Harmonizing Demand and Supply was first posted on October 16, 2024 at 8:27 am. These best practices will help set your business on the right path.

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2021 State of Analytics: Why Users Demand Better

As organizations become more data driven, their analytics requirements grow. The expectation to do more with their data becomes a moving target for them and the applications that serve them. To stand up to the challenge, applications must evolve to accommodate their users and ensure their success. But what do users really want?

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Demand Planning Software: Your Comprehensive Guide 

Logility

Good forecasting leads to good demand planning —and good demand planning means better profitability. That’s why it’s essential to be sure you’re equipping your organization with the right demand planning software. Here are our answers to some of the most common questions about demand planning software.

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The Evolving Role of Demand Planners: Demand Planning Solutions

Logility

How AI powered demand planning solutions revolutionize the role of demand planners In today’s fast-paced and competitive business landscape, organizations are constantly seeking ways to optimize their operations and improve their supply chain.

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The Ultimate Guide to Transportation and Load Building Optimization

Learn to tackle today's supply chain challenges and optimize your approach with advanced planning strategies. This guide covers: Supply Chain Challenges: Discover how transportation planning can address critical issues and improve efficiency.

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5 Powerful Prescriptive Analytics Examples in Supply Chain

Supply chain, with its complex planning questions, is typically an area where optimization technology is required. Supply Chain Network Design. Sales and operations planning (S&OP). Sales and Operations Execution (S&OE). Read about 5 use cases. Inventory optimization. Warehouse optimization.

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BI Buyers Guide: Embedding Analytics in Your Software

And as the number of vendors grows, it gets harder to make sense of it all. The business intelligence market has exploded. Don't go into the fray unarmed. This exhaustive guide with a foreword from BI analyst Jen Underwood dives deep into the BI buying process and explores how to decide what features you need.

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Overcoming the Accuracy vs Agility Trade-Off in Demand Planning & Forecasting

Agility and accuracy don’t necessarily need to be at logger heads. In-fact, anticipatory agility enabled by AI and Machine Learning can move the accuracy frontier forward in terms of validity and consistency driving significant business value.

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Why “Build or Buy?” Is the Wrong Question for Analytics

Learn when and why it makes sense to build, buy, or take a combined approach to embedded BI. Partnering with an analytics development platform gives you the freedom to customize a solution without the risks and long-term costs of building your own. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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Geopolitical & Regulatory Issues: The Path Forward in Supply Chain & Logistics

Speaker: Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP, CLTD - President of LMA Consulting Group, S&OP Expert, and Speaker

The world of supply chain and logistics has been plagued with volatility, disruptions, and increased regulations. In this webinar, we will talk about the current status of the supply chain and what the successful and unsuccessful paths forward will look like.

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Webinar on Demand: Resilient Supply Chain Network Design

Speaker: Bhomik Jain, Paul van Nierop & Aanand Pandey

Are supply chain networks resilient enough to weather the storm? Companies around the world are struggling to cope with COVID-19 disruption. Watch this webinar to learn about our research findings in the realm of network design and optimization, and uncover the capabilities you need to build resilience and agility.

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5 Perceptions on Demand Forecasting and How it's Changing

Speaker: Brian Dooley, Director SC Navigator, AIMMS

It’s no secret that demand is getting more difficult to predict. Is your demand forecasting process evolving with the times? This webinar shares research findings from a recent survey among supply chain planning professionals and delves into the following: Who is typically responsible for forecasting?